The 9th Grade Student Writer-Chef: Combining your thirst for knowledge with the hunger for success 6-step Recipe
Step 1: Information Seeking Locating information from a variety of sources (websites, databases, video, print, etc.) is a skill that is developed over time. Think of it as a hunt rather than a chore. The information you find will be the ingredients for a successful wiki. Expand the breadth and depth of your search. Leave no rock unturned.
Step 2: Critical Evaluation Choose sources of information that are pertinent and credible to your topic. The best chefs choose only the finest ingredients. If a website doesn’t have an author/copy right date/bibliography/etc. then it shouldn’t make the cut.
Step 3: Synthesis & Integration The information you gather is meant to add depth and clarity to your writing (the meat & potatoes). It is the writers’ job to string this content together in a meaningful way (the herbs & spices). Good writers are like good cooks. They incorporate all the ingredients together with their own unique and creative blend.
Step 4: Citations Create a works cited page for your team’s biome for your NoodleTools citations. Hyper-link all parenthetical citations to this works cited page. This serves a double purpose: 1) you give credit where credit is due, and 2) you add credibility to your own hard work. Look in the menu of any fancy restaurant, and you will certainly see the owners boasting that their ingredients come from only the best farms and freshest fish markets, choice USDA approved beef, etc.
Step 5: Organization & Layout You may have cooked the most delicious dish with finest ingredients perfectly blended and balanced. But if it looks like dog food nobody will eat it. Don’t let your hard work go unappreciated. Organize your wiki in a creative and attractive manner that’s easy to read and navigate. Think about this while you are conducting your research. What makes a website worth reading and what do you click away from? Large bodies of text, lack of color, pictures and video = boring
Step 6: Collaboration If you are doing your job properly than there will certainly be plenty on your plate. It is crazy to think you could do this all by yourself, and unfair to desert your partners. (they would much rather be dessert-ed, hahaha). Work together and communicate throughout the process. You all have unique skills and strengths you can bring to the table. Two heads are better than one. Plus you are getting graded on your ability to cooperate. Give your partners encouragement to tackle difficult problems. Praise them for their hard work. Ask them questions. Share ideas. Help and be helped. Compliments go a long way.
Combining your thirst for knowledge with the hunger for success
6-step Recipe
Step 1: Information Seeking
Locating information from a variety of sources (websites, databases, video, print, etc.) is a skill that is developed over time. Think of it as a hunt rather than a chore. The information you find will be the ingredients for a successful wiki. Expand the breadth and depth of your search. Leave no rock unturned.
Step 2: Critical Evaluation
Choose sources of information that are pertinent and credible to your topic. The best chefs choose only the finest ingredients. If a website doesn’t have an author/copy right date/bibliography/etc. then it shouldn’t make the cut.
Step 3: Synthesis & Integration
The information you gather is meant to add depth and clarity to your writing (the meat & potatoes). It is the writers’ job to string this content together in a meaningful way (the herbs & spices). Good writers are like good cooks. They incorporate all the ingredients together with their own unique and creative blend.
Step 4: Citations
Create a works cited page for your team’s biome for your NoodleTools citations. Hyper-link all parenthetical citations to this works cited page. This serves a double purpose: 1) you give credit where credit is due, and 2) you add credibility to your own hard work. Look in the menu of any fancy restaurant, and you will certainly see the owners boasting that their ingredients come from only the best farms and freshest fish markets, choice USDA approved beef, etc.
Step 5: Organization & Layout
You may have cooked the most delicious dish with finest ingredients perfectly blended and balanced. But if it looks like dog food nobody will eat it. Don’t let your hard work go unappreciated. Organize your wiki in a creative and attractive manner that’s easy to read and navigate. Think about this while you are conducting your research. What makes a website worth reading and what do you click away from? Large bodies of text, lack of color, pictures and video = boring
Step 6: Collaboration
If you are doing your job properly than there will certainly be plenty on your plate. It is crazy to think you could do this all by yourself, and unfair to desert your partners. (they would much rather be dessert-ed, hahaha). Work together and communicate throughout the process. You all have unique skills and strengths you can bring to the table. Two heads are better than one. Plus you are getting graded on your ability to cooperate. Give your partners encouragement to tackle difficult problems. Praise them for their hard work. Ask them questions. Share ideas. Help and be helped. Compliments go a long way.